The Jaguar and Jazzmaster have long been favoured by the likes of Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine, arguably because they were deeply unfashionable, and therefore cheap and abundant, amidst the spandex and hairspray of the late 1980s.

The new Classic Player Series Jaguar Special HH takes a Jaguar, and adds a more stable bridge assembly, bigger frets and a pair of Enforcer humbuckers. In addition, the 'buckers can be split for single coil voices via the guitar's 'rhythm' circuit.

Alongside the humbucker version, Fender has also announced other new Classic Player Jaguars, Jaguar basses and Jazzmasters, and a new Squier Classic Vibe Series Duo-Sonic. Now where did we put that flannel shirt…

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